Autodesk Forma vs Clock Mobile 12 for KEY2ACT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Autodesk Forma
This app provides construction professionals with essential tools for jobsite management. Capture punch lists, log daily reports, and access the latest project documents and 3D models directly from the field. Stay connected to your team and keep projects moving forward efficiently.
- Capture punch list items
- Log daily reports and forms
- View and markup drawings
- Review 3D models
- Track issues and quality concerns
- Access project schedules
- Manage RFIs and submittals
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Autodesk Inc. Capture punch list items, markup drawings, log daily reports, view the latest sheets, and review 3D models from the jobsite with the Forma mobile construction app. The Forma mobile app puts the tools and project information you rely on in your hands. Stay connected to your crews on site, manage projects, and keep work moving. Make critical decisions faster with the Forma mobile construction app: • Forma Build Essentials for efficient, focused field execution • Forma Build for connecting field execution and project management Forma Build Essentials: Built for lean crews and growing jobs. Projects are quick to set up, easy to access, and designed for everyday work on site. • Capture punch list items and issues from the field • Complete daily reports, logs, and forms • View current construction sheets, drawings, files, and models • Open project files and documentation Latest sheets, files, and models View and mark up sheets directly from the jobsite. Access project files and review 3D models to understand design intent and context. Confirm the latest versions before work begins. • View and mark up drawings • Open project files, sheets, and construction documents • Review 3D models Punch list and issue tracking Capture punch list items and issues as you walk the jobsite. Track quality concerns. Log safety observations, near misses, and good catches. Assign responsibility and track work from open to closed. • Log issues with photos, locations, and references • Assign owners and due dates • Track progress from open to closed Daily reports, checklists, and forms Capture daily activity and site conditions, complete quality or safety inspections, and attach photos, signatures, and supporting files. • Complete daily reports and logs • Record site conditions and project information • Attach photos and signatures Fast mobile workflows Open a project and jump straight into work. • Access sheets, issues, forms, photos, and models quickly • Use shortcuts for common field actions • Keep project information accessible as connectivity changes Forma Build: With Forma Build, bring the office and field together to keep projects aligned and on track with connected project management workflows. • Includes core field capabilities • Review project schedules and work plans • Manage RFIs and track responses • Access approved submittals • Capture meeting notes and manage correspondence • Track project assets • Manage document and package reviews Connected across Forma: The Forma mobile app connects you to your Forma project information, construction documents, files, and 3D models across Forma Build Essentials, Forma Build, PlanGrid, Forma Design Collaboration, and Forma Data Management, while providing access to files created in Autodesk tools like Revit, Navisworks, and AutoCAD. See what our customers have to say: "The ability to access 3D models from the field eliminates confusion and allows us to come to a real-time resolution for any issues onsite. This capability reduces risk and provides cost and time savings while ensuring we deliver high-quality projects to our clients." Briana Mitchell, Project Manager, Boldt Company "We have about 460 field employees and for them to access documents in real-time directly on their iPhone or their iPad is priceless." Ken Mabe, Director of Field Operations, Eckardt Group
Clock Mobile 12 for KEY2ACT
This app streamlines time and expense tracking for businesses, allowing field staff and back-office personnel to log entries linked to service calls and jobs. It facilitates approvals, reduces processing time, and offers robust reporting for improved visibility.
- Time and expense entry linked to service calls
- Manager and project manager approvals
- Multiple time entry methods
- Approval workflows with email notifications
- Overtime rules engine
- Role-based permissions
- Web-based reporting
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Clock Mobile is KEY2ACT’s end-to-end time and expense management solution for mobile devices. Clock lets you create time and expense entries linked to service calls, jobs and unbilled transactions. Clock is designed to manage time and expense for multiple companies, and can help reduce billing and payroll processing time, improve back-office visibility, and easily correct inaccurate entries. With Clock, time and expense info can be entered by project managers, team members and team leaders in the field, or back-office staff. Team leaders and field supervisors can easily create time entries for their whole crew, or for individual or multiple crew members. Clock also features robust reporting capabilities, letting you easily create web-based reports based on time, projects, and employee or employee groups. Features: • Manager and project manager approvals • Multiple options for time entry including standard and time-in/time-out methods • Approval workflows with email notifications • Overtime rules engine for manual overtime warnings • Role-based permissions • Template options for frequent time entry • Visibility into leave balances and time off requests • Shift premium in pay code settings supported Clock Mobile users must own KEY2ACT’s Signature, MobileTech and Clock products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Autodesk Forma at 4.7 against Clock Mobile 12 for KEY2ACT's 3.0. Autodesk Forma also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (22K vs 2). Clock Mobile 12 for KEY2ACT's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Autodesk Forma sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Clock Mobile 12 for KEY2ACT asks for nothing beyond the download.
Autodesk Forma holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Autodesk Forma has 22K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Autodesk Forma ships an update every 8 days, Clock Mobile 12 for KEY2ACT every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Autodesk Forma | Clock Mobile 12 for KEY2ACT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (22K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 696 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Autodesk Inc. | WennSoft, LLC |
Customer experience
Autodesk Forma
Clock Mobile 12 for KEY2ACT
Bugs and requests
Autodesk Forma
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to rotate photos
- Issues with loading and viewing documents
- Problems with task report formatting
- Inconsistencies between mobile and desktop apps
Requested features
4 requests- Add a to-do list feature
- Improve report editing and customization
- Allow selective project/document downloads
- Enhance photo management and organization
Clock Mobile 12 for KEY2ACT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Autodesk Forma
- Nailgun$49.99
- Autodesk Build 550$55.00
- Dozer$69.99
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- Autodesk Build 5000$85.00
- Forma Build Essentials$99.99
- Crane$139.99
- Autodesk Build Unlimited$174.99
Clock Mobile 12 for KEY2ACT
No in-app purchases
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